This is a visa for tourists, Business tourists or people who want to visit their family in Australia. There are various streams under this visa. We have provided a brief summary below of the requirements for these streams.

Tourist stream (offshore)

You must

• have genuine intention to come to Australia to visit only

• have enough funds to support your stay in Australia

• not work

• must be outside Australia when you apply for this visa and when a decision is made on your application

Tourist stream (onshore)

You must

• be in Australia when you apply for this stream

• have genuine intention to come to Australia to visit only

• have enough funds to support your stay in Australia

• not work

• hold a substantive visa or have your substantive visa ceased within the last 28 days

• must be inside Australia when you apply for this visa and when a decision is made on your application

Tourist stream (offshore)

You must

• have genuine intention to come to Australia business visitor activities only

• have enough funds to support your stay in Australia

• not work

Approved Destination Status stream

This visa stream allows citizen from some areas of China who visit Australia on tour organized by an approved travel agent

You must

• be a citizen of the People's Republic of China

• visit Australia in a tour organized by an approved travel agent

• have genuine intention to come to Australia to visit only

Frequent traveler stream

This visa stream is for citizen China who visit Australia often for business or personal reasons

You must

• be a citizen of the People's Republic of China

• provide biometrics at an Australian visa Application Centre or Australian Biometric Collection Centre before the application

• have genuine intention to come to Australia to visit only

Sponsored family stream

You must

• have a sponsor, usually a family member who can sponsor you

• have or have access to enough funds to support your stay in Australia

• have genuine intention to come to Australia to visit only

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